When he was eventually released in 1990, Gerry Conlon told his story in his book, “Proved Innocent”. He went on to become an active campaigner against miscarriages of justice. He worked for the release of British prisoners held by the Americans at Guantanamo. He died in 2014.
 
Adapted for the cinema in the film “In the Name of the Father” (1993), directed by Jim Sheridan.

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